CLASP IID: The PASCAL system is a safe and beneficial therapy for severe degenerative mitral regurgitation
Key Points: The MitraClip system has been established as a robust platform…
PROTECTED TAVR: No Overall Stroke Reduction With Embolic Protection Devices in TAVR, But Fewer Disabling Strokes
Key Points: Stroke is a feared complication of TAVR. However, the potential…
Study Shows Aortic Valve Replacement Was Associated With Better Outcomes in Patients with Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis and Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Compared With High-Gradient Aortic Stenosis
A recent study by Dr. Salaun, published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, demonstrated…
The Sarcomeric Human Cardiomyopathy Registry: Race Associated with Disease Expression and Clinical Outcomes Among Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common inherited genetic disorder of the…
New-Onset AF After TAVR linked To Worse Long-Term Outcomes Compared With Patients With Pre-Existing AF and No AF
A registry-based cohort study including 72,660 Medicare patients with and without atrial…
SCOPE I: ACURATE Neo (Self-Expanding TAVR System) Struggles to Have An Edge On SAPIEN 3 (Balloon-Expandable TAVR System)
Results of a randomized trial presented at TCT 2019 and simultaneously published…
Meta-analysis Shows Reduced 1-Year Mortality with TAVR in Low-Risk Severe AS Patients
In a meta-analysis of RCTs comparing TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement) versus…
STS/ACC TVT Registry: Higher Volume Associated with Better TAVR Outcomes
Recent updates from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) maintain…
Genetic Study Shows LPA Associated with Calcific Aortic Valve Stenosis and Increased Aortic Valve Microcalcification in First Degree Relatives
A study led by Nicolas Perrot published in JAMA Cardiology showed that…
PARTNER 3 Trial: Lower Risk of Death, Stroke and Rehospitalization in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis and Low Surgical Risk Treated with TAVR
A randomized controlled trial led by Dr. M.J. Mack, published in the…
Recently Released Joint Statement Proposes New Model of Care for Patients with Valvular Heart Disease
A joint report that proposes an integrated model of care for patients…
Randomized Trial Shows That Transcatheter Aortic-valve Replacement is Non-inferior to Surgery in Low Risk Patients
A study by Dr. Jeffrey Popma and colleagues published in the New…
Stress Echo Is Losing Its Prognostic Value in Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis
Neither increase in mean pressure gradient (MPG) nor systolic pulmonary artery pressure…
Discharging Patients Is Safe, the Next Day After Minimalist TAVR
In a recent study published in the Journal of the American College…
Assessment of Long-term Outcomes in Patients Undergoing SAVR
A contemporary cohort study recently published in Journal of the American College of…